{"product_id":"ripeness-by-sarah-moss","title":"Ripeness by Sarah Moss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1960s Italy, a family secret rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later. 'Moss makes every moment count' – The Sunday Times'A book of lasting pleasures' – Eleanor Catton, Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries'Powerful and beautifully written' – The GuardianJust out of school and teetering on the brink of adulthood, Edith is sent alone to rural Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer task is simple: support her sister Lydia, a brilliant but brittle ballet dancer, through the final weeks of her pregnancy. Once the baby is born, she is to make a phone call that will change all of their lives forever. Decades later, Edith is living a contented life in Ireland, happily divorced and finally free.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut with the arrival of an unexpected message, Edith must face the truth of that long-ago summer, and the secret she has carried for a lifetime. 'Tender and rueful’ – Emma Donoghue, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Room'A delicious novel' – Literary Review'Sublime . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. glorious' – Vogue'Luminous' – Financial Times'Beautifully crafted . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. absorbing and moving' – Daily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 304 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Picador\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781529035520\u003cbr\u003ePublished:28 May 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Fiction: special features\u003cbr\u003eWeight:216g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64772231889245,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781529035520.jpg?v=1779535164","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/ripeness-by-sarah-moss","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}